Ten people, including a two-year-old child, lost their lives following a collision between several vehicles on Monday night in the Salama region along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. The accident occurred at around 8:30 pm in Salama area along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. “The nine bodies were taken to the facility by the …
Read More »Deputy head of Russian Navy arrives in Eritrea for negotiations
A Russian delegation led by the country’s deputy navy commander Vladimir Kasatonov has arrived at the Eritrean port city of Massawa for bilateral talks. It was welcomed on Monday by senior Eritrean military officials led by army chief Philipos Woldeyohannes and Culture and Sports Commission Commissioner Zemede Tekle. The visit …
Read More »Famine threatens 20 million people
20 million people are severely affected by drought in southern Africa and will be unable to feed themselves until 2025, according to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). These millions of people are in Zimbabwe, southern Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar. The World Food Programme’s Country Director for Zimbabwe, …
Read More »Egyptian President Sissi to be sworn in for third term
Re-elected in December with 89.6% of the vote, Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi is due to be sworn in for a third consecutive six-year term as the country’s leader. The swearing-in ceremony will be held on Tuesday at the new parliament buildings near the capital, Cairo, partly state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram …
Read More »Bees attack a church, killing a man
One person has died following a bee attack on members of the Roman Catholic Church in Owuoso, a suburb of Asante Agona in Ghana’s Ashanti region. “The Reverend Father and his congregants were holding the Good Friday Easter Mass when the swarm of bees invaded the auditorium to attack the …
Read More »DR Congo President appoints first ever female PM
Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi has appointed former Planning Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka as the country’s first-ever female Prime Minister. She replaces Sama Lukonde who resigned in February. “I know that the task is great and the challenges [are] immense, but with the support of the president and …
Read More »Al Shabaab terrorists kill six Kenyan traders
Six Kenyan traders were brutally killed in a cross-border in the Somalia border town of Dhobley, according to reports. The victims were hawkers who regularly crossed the border to open their shops in Dhobley. “Gunmen with covered faces, suspected to be Al-Shabaab militants, arrived in a white Probox vehicle and …
Read More »S.African Ex-president Zuma Escapes Unharmed From Car Crash
Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been involved in a car crash but escaped unharmed after a drunk driver hit his official state car. Zuma, 81, served as president from 2009 to 2018 amidst corruption allegations. The crash occurred in his home province, KwaZulu-Natal. “No injuries were reported,” said …
Read More »Nigeria to free 313 suspected Boko Haram insurgents
The spokesperson for the Nigerian Defence Ministry announced that the army would release more than 300 people suspected of being part of the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency. 313 people who had been suspected of being members of Boko Haram, will be released after a ruling by a court in northeastern …
Read More »Police Commander found dead in hotel room
The Deputy Commander of the Volta North regional police force was found dead in a hotel in Hohoe, Ghana, according to reports. “Relatives of the deceased had tried reaching him on the phone several times but there was no response,” reports said. The family then lodged a complaint with the …
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